Talent Search

What is Talent Search?

Are you interested in attending college, but confused by the process or concerned about paying for it? Talent Search is designed to provide a support system for students just like you!

Talent Search can help you to identify your career interests and sort through the colleges and programs that will best meet your needs. Program staff can also provide assistance with preparation for pre-college entrance examinations, college admission applications and financial aid paperwork.

If this sounds good to you, then you may be a good candidate for Talent Search, a federal TRIO program funded by the Department of Education and administered by Centralia College.

Talent Search services

Talent Search program services are provided through classroom presentations, workshops, group and one-on-one activities to ensure academic success:

FREE Academic advise and assistance in secondary school and college
course selection

FREE Assistance in completing college admission and financial aid
applications

FREE Assistance in preparing for college entrance examinations

FREE Guidance on secondary school reentry or entry to other programs
leading to a secondary school diploma or its equivalent

FREE Career advising/planning

FREE Tutorial services

FREE Exposure to college campuses as well as cultural events, academic
programs, and other sites or activities not usually
available to participants

FREE Workshops and counseling for parents of students served

FREE Mentoring programs

FREE Activities designed to meet the specific educational needs of
individuals in grades six through eight

Field Trips: 7-12th grades visit college campuses, attend cultural events, academic programs, and other sites or activities not usually available to participants

Talent Search students are also eligible for membership-exclusive programs, including Upward Bound summer academies in Alaska and Idaho, National Leadership Congress held in Washington D.C., and participation in various summer camps and activities (all of which are free to the student).

Talent Search eligibility

Eleven school districts in Lewis, Thurston, and Grays Harbor counties receive services from the Centralia College Talent Search Program. To be eligible for Talent Search, you must attend one of the schools listed below: